Tokenizing sensitive data

US9785938B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Vantiv, LLC · US

Inventors

• Bryan T. Bailey · Florence, US
• John Romer · Wilmington, US
• Chris Doyle · Alexandria, US
• Jeremy Gifford · Cincinnati, US
• Kevin Zibart · Pewee Valley, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 8, 2014
• Grant date: Oct 10, 2017
• Expiry date: Dec 8, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L2209/56
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Included are systems and methods for tokenizing sensitive data. Some of the systems and/or methods are configured to receive sensitive data from a vendor, determine a token key for the vendor, and utilize a proprietary algorithm, based on the token key to generate a vendor-specific token that is associated with the sensitive data. Some systems and/or methods include creating a token identifier that comprises data related to the token key sending the vendor-specific token and the token identifier to the vendor.